Week 7 ( Sept. 30-Oct. 4)
M 30 (D)
Update reading logs
Continue working on setting up blogs and first blog posts.
HW: Finish first blog posts and submit for review.
T 1 (E)
Hand out copies of Number the Stars
Recap plot and note significant characters
Discuss possible emerging themes
Read together: Chapter 3: "Where Is Mrs. Hirsch?"
HW: Review chapters 1-3 and look for details that might connect to one of the themes we've discussed; write a paragraph in your Reading Notebook about the evidence you find and how it relates to the theme you have chosen. Be prepared to discuss the theme based on your paragraph.
W 2 (F)
Continue discussing themes in Number the Stars. Read Together: Chapter 4: "It Will Be a Long Night"
HW: Read Chapter 5: "Who Is the Dark-Haired One?" and write three sticky note responses about theme.
Th 3 (A)
Continue discussion of theme in Number the Stars, focusing on Chapter 5. Where do you find clues to themes we have already discussed? Which new themes do you see emerging?
HW: Begin work on Unit 4 (Review) in Wordskills (vocabulary workbook)
F 4 (B)
Complete work on Unit 4 (Review) in Wordskills (vocabulary workbook)
Review vocabulary words together using vocabulary.com
HW: Independent Reading and 3 sticky note responses -- look for clues to theme
Tuesday, Oct. 15 (A)
Mini-lesson: Using examples to infer theme
Read together: Number the Stars, "Is the Weather Good for Fishing?"
Work in pairs to infer theme based on examples
HW: Read Chapter 7; be prepared to choose a theme to focus on for the rest of the book
Wednesday, Oct. 16 (B)
Theme sign-up
Work on Language Arts portfolios. Include an end-of-quarter reflection.
HW: Brainstorm ideas and gather evidence for tomorrow's blog -- be ready to write about theme in one of the independent reading books you have finished this quarter.
Thursday, Oct. 17 (C)
Blogging: Use your sticky notes from your independent reading to discuss one of the themes in your book. Use at least three specific examples, with quotations, from the book to support your point. What do you think the writer wants you to think about based on these examples?
Friday, Oct. 18 (D)
Blogging: Continue working on blog post #3.
Include at least one link to a source that helps you understand your topic better. Mention your source and what you learn from it in your discussion of theme.
Hint: Use your search skills from last year!
HW: Finish blog post #3 over the weekend. Use descriptive evidence and direct evidence from the book to support your comments. Include page numbers in parenthesis after quotations. Remember to include tags and at least one link to a relevant source. Proofread and edit carefully. Pay particular attention to crafting complete, effective sentences, paragraphing in a way that makes logical sense, and reviewing your post for correct use of punctuation.
M 30 (D)
Update reading logs
Continue working on setting up blogs and first blog posts.
HW: Finish first blog posts and submit for review.
T 1 (E)
Hand out copies of Number the Stars
Recap plot and note significant characters
Discuss possible emerging themes
Read together: Chapter 3: "Where Is Mrs. Hirsch?"
HW: Review chapters 1-3 and look for details that might connect to one of the themes we've discussed; write a paragraph in your Reading Notebook about the evidence you find and how it relates to the theme you have chosen. Be prepared to discuss the theme based on your paragraph.
W 2 (F)
Continue discussing themes in Number the Stars.
Read Together: Chapter 4: "It Will Be a Long Night"
HW: Read Chapter 5: "Who Is the Dark-Haired One?" and write three sticky note responses about theme.
Th 3 (A)
Continue discussion of theme in Number the Stars, focusing on Chapter 5. Where do you find clues to themes we have already discussed? Which new themes do you see emerging?
HW: Begin work on Unit 4 (Review) in Wordskills (vocabulary workbook)
F 4 (B)
Complete work on Unit 4 (Review) in Wordskills (vocabulary workbook)
Review vocabulary words together using vocabulary.com
HW: Independent Reading and 3 sticky note responses -- look for clues to theme
Week 8: Oct. 7-10
Monday, Oct. 7 (C)
Blogging
Collect reading logs and sticky note responses
Tuesday, Oct. 8 (D)
Blogging
Vocabulary Review, Units 1-3 (on vocabulary.com)
Wednesday, Oct. 9 (E)
Vocabulary, Unit 1 Test, reading
Thursday, Oct. 10 (F)
Independent reading
collect reading logs
Week 9: Oct. 15-18
Tuesday, Oct. 15 (A)
Mini-lesson: Using examples to infer theme
Read together: Number the Stars, "Is the Weather Good for Fishing?"
Work in pairs to infer theme based on examples
HW: Read Chapter 7; be prepared to choose a theme to focus on for the rest of the book
Wednesday, Oct. 16 (B)
Theme sign-up
Work on Language Arts portfolios. Include an end-of-quarter reflection.
HW: Brainstorm ideas and gather evidence for tomorrow's blog -- be ready to write about theme in one of the independent reading books you have finished this quarter.
Thursday, Oct. 17 (C)
Blogging: Use your sticky notes from your independent reading to discuss one of the themes in your book. Use at least three specific examples, with quotations, from the book to support your point. What do you think the writer wants you to think about based on these examples?
Friday, Oct. 18 (D)
Blogging: Continue working on blog post #3.
Include at least one link to a source that helps you understand your topic better. Mention your source and what you learn from it in your discussion of theme.
Hint: Use your search skills from last year!
HW: Finish blog post #3 over the weekend. Use descriptive evidence and direct evidence from the book to support your comments. Include page numbers in parenthesis after quotations. Remember to include tags and at least one link to a relevant source. Proofread and edit carefully. Pay particular attention to crafting complete, effective sentences, paragraphing in a way that makes logical sense, and reviewing your post for correct use of punctuation.